Part of a continuing weekly series on Alaska history by local historian David Reamer. Have a question about Anchorage or Alaska history or an idea for a future article? Go to the form at the bottom of this story. One of the many longstanding misconceptions about Alaska is that it is an island, not metaphorically but literally. For decades, many Lower 48 classrooms featured maps that inserted Alaska off to the side, the territory and then state within a little box. So, more than a few people interpreted that to mean Alaska was an island. In 2021, Shutterfly used this...